Legal News 07/2016 (Page 8)

Google Lawyer and Former SF Bar President Implicated In Bizarre Real Estate Scam

On the top floor, there was Alisa Baker, a lawyer, who moved there in 2007, after buying out Robert Kaplan, one of the three original holders of the mortgage, for a little more than $1 million. Coyle's outfit, Telegraph Hill Properties, and his ...(Jul 28, 2016, SFist)

Lawyer wants California court to parole Manson follower

LOS ANGELES – A lawyer for a Charles Manson follower who was convicted in the 1969 murders of a California couple said Thursday he will ask a court to overturn Gov. Jerry Brown's decision to deny her parole. Attorney Rich Pfeiffer said he will file a ...(Jul 28, 2016, Fox News)

Lawyer seeks gag order in Sandra Bland lawsuit

Waller County's attorney has asked a federal judge for a protective order in the lawsuit filed by Sandra Bland's mother, saying the Chronicle's coverage of new revelations in the controversial case could taint the legal process. The request filed ...(Jul 28, 2016, Chron.com)

Hillary Clinton Was A Corporate Lawyer, Not A Children's Advocate

With Mrs. Clinton on the firm masthead, Rose lawyers enjoyed unprecedented access to state legislators and regulators, a major selling point to out of state businesses attempting to navigate Arkansas's regulatory regime. Firm partner William H. Kennedy ...(Jul 28, 2016, Daily Caller)

The Latest: Family lawyer: Attorney appointment is good step

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – The Latest on the case surrounding the fatal police shooting of black man during a traffic stop this month in suburban St. Paul (all times local): 12:40 p.m.. The attorney for the family of a black man killed by a Minnesota ...(Jul 29, 2016, Fox News)

An accomplished trial lawyer, Bramlett was a fighter for the underdog and a trusted counselor to other lawyers. He was as well-known for his pro bono work as for the high-stakes business cases that he handled, which included professional liability ...(Jul 29, 2016, Daily Report (registration))

Lawyer: Condit not a subject or target in Levy murder probe

A lawyer for former Rep. Gary Condit (D-Calif.) says federal prosecutors no longer consider him a suspect in the disappearance and murder of Washington intern Chandra Levy in 2001. A day after the government dropped all charges against an illegal ...(Jul 29, 2016, Politico (blog))

Elderly woman tells judge how a Pasco lawyer took all her money

However, after hearing testimony from both Kalogianis and Drury in April, Foster found that the lawyer had engaged in "deceitful tactics'' to avoid repaying her and that his testimony was "evasive,'' "not credible" and "riddled with inconsistencies ...(Jul 29, 2016, Tampabay.com)

First year lawyer salaries hit $180K in Philly

The last time firms competed so heatedly for top law school talent was just before the start of the 2008-2009 recession, and salaries for first year lawyers in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and a few other cities hit $160,000. At the big ...(Jul 29, 2016, Philly.com)

First-year lawyer salaries hit $180K in Philly

The last time firms competed so heatedly for top law school talent was just before the start of the 2008-2009 recession, and salaries for first year lawyers in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and a few other cities hit $160,000. At the big ...(Jul 29, 2016, Philly.com)

Police: Lawyer, 32, Charged With Indecency With Child

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in Dallas arrested a man and charged him Thursday with two counts of indecency with a child. Police said their Child Exploitation Squad arrested Rayan Ganesh, 32, after an investigation stemming from claims of indecency ...(Jul 29, 2016, CBS Local)

Old Lady Lawyer: Fat Lawyers Need Not Apply

old lady lawyer elderly woman grandmother grandma laptop computer Unless you're a dinosaur lawyer or an old movie buff (and I mean really old movies) of the Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd vintage (Google their names), then you probably don't know much ...(Jul 29, 2016, Above the Law)

Kim Dotcom's Lawyer to defend detained KickassTorrents Founder

Reportedly, lawyer Ira Rothken has been retained by the supposed founder of KickassTorrents while the 30-year old Artem Vaulin, the alleged founder of KickassTorrents, is still under the custody of Polish law enforcement. Rothken, who also happens to ...(Jul 29, 2016, Hack Read)

Drew Peterson gets 40 years for plotting lawyer's murder

Convicted wife-killer Drew Peterson was sentenced to an additional 40 years in prison Friday for plotting to kill the lawyer who first put him behind bars in 2012. Peterson, a former Bolingbrook, Illinois, native, was found guilty in May of the murder ...(Jul 29, 2016, New York Daily News)

Lawyer: Client 'beaten to a pulp' by Williamson County deputy

A Williamson County sheriff's deputy broke the nose of Taylor resident Royce Belcher, fractured his forearm and caused severe bruising when he arrested him in April 2015, Belcher's lawyer said Friday. Belcher is asking for $350,000 in damage from the ...(Jul 29, 2016, MyStatesman.com)

Lawyer receives suspended sentence for having sex with inmate, 'keistering' drugs into jail

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A lawyer accused of having sex with an inmate and smuggling hash oil into the Pierce County Jail in his rectum has received a suspended sentence. The News Tribune reports ( (link) 9Ch4Od ) 68-year-old William Mack ...(Jul 29, 2016, Q13 FOX)

German Lawyer: Erdogan Lawsuits in Germany Remain in Place

A German lawyer who has represented Turkey's president says lawsuits filed in Germany over alleged insults remain in place, despite Recep Tayyip Erdogan's announcement that he was dropping all suits against people charged with insulting him. Erdogan ...(Jul 30, 2016, ABC News)

German lawyer: Erdogan lawsuits in Germany remain in place

BERLIN (AP) — A German lawyer who has represented Turkey's president says lawsuits filed in Germany over alleged insults remain in place, despite Recep Tayyip Erdogan's announcement that he was dropping all suits against people charged with ...(Jul 30, 2016, The San Diego Union-Tribune)

How HBO's 'The Night Of' Was Inspired By One Real-Life Lawyer's Encounters With Crime and Punishment

Way before he wrote the British TV drama Criminal Justice - and before that show became the basis for HBO's acclaimed new mini-series The Night Of - Peter Moffat embarked on a career as a criminal defense lawyer. After graduating from the London School ...(Jul 30, 2016, Yahoo Movies (blog))

South Bend: Lawyer claims MLK road extension group broke the law

According to a South Bend lawyer, a group that wants to extend Martin Luther King Junior Drive has broken the law. According to our partners at the South Bend Tribune, the attorney accused the committee of violating the state's open-door law. The ...(Jul 30, 2016, WSBT-TV)

Nsanje-based Eric Aniva who is accused of defiling young girls in ritual cleansing and pleaded guilty in court wants to change his plea for not guilty and engage a lawyer to defend his case, Nyasa Times has learnt. Aniva is said to have asked to be ...(Jul 30, 2016, AllAfrica.com)

Chris Mondics is the legal affairs writer and writes the "Law Review" column for the Inquirer. He previously served as a Washington correspondent for the newspaper, where he focused on investigative reporting, health care, and political and national ...(Jul 30, 2016, Philly.com)

Peterson blames lawyer, gets 40 years

That's what former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson repeatedly told Circuit Court Judge Richard A. Brown on Friday during his sentencing hearing at the Randolph County Courthouse. Peterson, 62, was sentenced to 40 years in prison, on top of the 38 ...(Jul 30, 2016, The Randolph County Herald-Tribune)

NJ top court: Birth mom has right to lawyer in custody case

Because the stakes are so high in adoption battles, and the issues so complex — involving medical experts and psychologists, technical legal questions and witness interrogations — a lawyer must be offered to indigent parents at no charge to prevent ...(Jul 30, 2016, Cherry Hill Courier Post)

State Bar reprimands local lawyer for lack of 'diligence'

HAMPTON — The Virginia State Bar has reprimanded a Hampton lawyer for what the agency said was his failure to act with "reasonable diligence" in a 2008 divorce case. Kevin P. Shea received the rebuke — a "public reprimand without terms" — following ...(Jul 31, 2016, Daily Press)

Pune: Lawyer booked for threatening cop

KHADKI Police have booked a lawyer who allegedly threatened a cop attached to the Economic Offences Wing who was investigating a case involving a property dispute. As per Police Sub Inspector S N Shinde, Rauf Shaikh, a police inspector attached with ...(Jul 31, 2016, The Indian Express)

Baylor University is in the midst of a scandal over sexual assaults that has cost the school its president and its football coach, Art Briles, who lifted the program to national prominence. While an outside investigation concluded that Baylor's ...(Jul 31, 2016, Washington Post)

Ex-Cop-Turned-Convict Drew Peterson Gets Another 40 Years In ...

Ex-Cop-Turned-Convict Drew Peterson Gets Another 40 Years In ...(Jul 31, 2016, The Inquisitr)

Monroe lawyer named in judge's suit alleging her constitutional rights were violated

MONROE -- Monroe attorney Brian Crawford of the firm Crawford and Ogg is among a group of several lawyers and officials who have been named in a suit by Judge Sharon Marchman, who alleges the defendants violated her First and 14th Amendment ...(Jul 31, 2016, The Louisiana Record)